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State of the Environment in Tashkent 2001
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Metro

Photographies of stations of Metro

The Tashkent Metro is one of the most ecologically clear types of transport.
The building of Metro in Tashkent has been begun in 1973.
The 1-st part of the 1-st line (from "Sabir Rahimov" to "Amir emur Square" Stations), with 9 stations, electric depot and the house of communication began its work in November 6, 1997. The length of the line is 12,2 km. The 2-nd part of the 1-st line (from "Amir Temur Square" to "Buyuk Ipak Yuli" stations) with 3 stations began its work in August 18, 1980. The length of the line is 4,6 km, average dayly transits - 220-240 thousands people. Up to the 1981 the amount of stations became equal to 12.
The metro is characterized by big intensity of movement in maximal load hours (4 vagon trans move with interval of 3 minutes) and high speeds of trains movement. The safety of transits is supported by signaling system, centralization and blook systems with automitical stop of train in case of prohibition signal.
For the creation of comfort for passangers the escalators are set. For the 1-st time in the                Scheme of acting lines of Tashkent metro
practice of metrobuilding with due regard for
climete conditions of the city, was instslled the system ofirrigation and highspeed selfcleaning filters.
The designing of Metro stations was accomplished by leading architects of the Republic. The architectural arte, monument and sculpture decoration of each station reflects its name. The choise of duorative tile composes wonderful color gamut.
In 1981 has been begun the building of the 1-st part of the 2-nd line from Navoyi station to "Tashkent" Station with 5 stations. After this the line continued to grow. the new 6 stations were built. There are constructing the 3-d "Yunusabad" metro line. Several stations of this line starting (from station "Mingurik" to station "Khabib Abdullaev").

Source: Scheme is prepared by using the GIS technology by Department of Ecoinformprognoz of the State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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